James Carter

Senior Network Manager

Since moving into the NHS from the business services sector in 2009 James has worked across primary, community care and more recently centrally with NHS England. The past two years has seen him work nationally in supporting the programme implementation of the Direct Commissioning directorate in NHS England and latterly developing the work programme for the Armed Forces, a newly commissioned population for the organisation.

He joined the TVSCN in 2014 and is responsible for the wider SCN programmes to make sure they are aligned with a clear focus on the value we are creating for both patient and commissioner alike. He is also responsible for improving stakeholder engagement and communications across the work programmes.

He is based in Reading, Berkshire and has local experience having previously worked at Berkshire Cluster CCG and Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.

The Thames Valley Cancer Alliance has launched its first Newsletter and is packed full of news and links to further guidance as they aim to create a Thames Valley region which secures and delivers the best possible outcomes for every patient affected by Cancer. In this edition you will find information relating to; new additions/recruitment […]

Continuing the series, please find the latest September Newsletter from the End of Life Care team. In this issue, we focus on the release of new guidance from NHS England and NICE as well as information to support the public in working with Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) from Hospice UK. There is further signposting […]

The SCN is providing six training sessions for primary care staff to understand and implement care and support planning for their patient population. The training sessions are a full day, with a half day follow up and are held across Oxfordshire: Day 1 Full day: 09.00-17.00 Area & Venue Follow up ½ Day: am: 09.00-13.00 […]

We will be supporting a joint event, involving Public Health England, NHS England, the British Heart Foundation and NICE, which will bring together the Thames Valley health economy to focus on implementing key CVD aims for the population. These will include: * Diabetes treatment target achievement * Management and detection of hypertension and atrial fibrillation […]